Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Published Wednesday and Saturday. ?BY? OSTIDCN PCBLLSHING COMPANY. iumtek, a a ll.lt par annum?In advance. Advertisements: One Square first IneerUon.$1.00 9vrr subsequent lueertton.60 Contract* tor three inontha or j?tigsr aril) be mad* at reduced rate?. ail communications s hieb sub? serve private Interests will be charged for ae advertisements. Obituaries and trlbutee of r aspect ?ill be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found? ed In 1110 and the True Southron In &$??. The Watchman and Southron Bow has the oorablned circulation and iaSuenae of both of the old papers, i nd ta manifestly the bast advertising medium la Sumter. Tlie Jury. The Jury Is the principal instru? ment through which the people rule. Hy means of the jury the people exer? cise the power of life und deuth over themselves. It is a right and a power not second to the ballot. Juries sometimes make mistakes but. In the long run. In free Ameri csn States, they do justice. The correctness or the error of Jury ver? dicts is usually in proportion to tbi development of a sense of justice among the people Anyway, we de? pend in the main on the juries to pro serve law and order and civilization and these three can bo no better than are the juries that ascertain truth and decide questions of guilt and In? nocence. There are extraordinary circum? stances In which a newspaper may a Ith propriety crlticizo the verdict of a Jury, but it should do so with caution and restraint. The State has nothing to say about the verdict lately rendered In York. We have un shaken faith that so long as cases In the clrlmlnal courts shall be left to the Juries of South Carolina there will be steady progress in the enforce? ment of law and the protection of life and property. Interference with tho verdicts of Jurioo whether by newspapers, execu? tives or cltlsens Is a profound menace to public safety. Wero Governor Manning to assumo the privilege* of reversing, in other than extraordinary rir-?Tn^rs, lb ? \-i HvtS that the pc pie reader through their jun? I :; ? liberty of the p ?plc wc M he i.e.-' perlltd anil the peace r nd elVtUSs-j Uon of the State would be gsftottsly affected. I?. were far better to abolish the office of Governor than to Impair the office of the Jury. The State has greater respect for the office of the juryman than it has for the governorship. A substitute for the governorship might be tound; we can conceive of none for the Jury and it behooves the people that it be held sacred.?The Mate. A Letter Itom mcs Whitcomb Hiley. The following letter rom James Whitcomb Hi ley will bo Interesting, especially to members of the High School, as tho Calhoun Literary So? ciety has recently had a Hiley Day: Indlanapoli Dec. 1, 1915. To Tho Children ot the Fifth Grade. Dear Friends: Won't you take the enclosed verses as an expression of my delight in the letter from you through your teacher, Miss McNally? You made me very happy. Your loyal friend, James Whitcomb Hiley. Care Miss Ina II. Mc-Nally. Sumter, S. C. On Mi- Siuuiy Side. Hi and whoop-hooray, boys! Hing a song of cheer! Here's a holiday, boys, Lusting half a year! Hound the world, and half Is Shadow wo have tried; .\'ow we're where the laugh is,? I ?n the sunny abb-1 Hot.Ins In the peach-tree; Hluebtrds In the pear; nioseoms over each tree In the orchard there! All the world's In joy boys, Glad ami Klorllled As n romping hoy, hoys, Oa the sunny side! Where's a heart a* mellow ? Where s u soul as free? \\ hero is any fellow We would rather be? Just ourselves or none, boys, World arouno and wale, laughing In the sun. h?,\s, On the sunny side! ?James Whit-on.'? Hiley. LUcly Hlaiikct Hi Ml?. There has geajg some lively blank? et Killing recently at the Sumter Dry Ooods Oa Call la and get acquainted with the real article from North Caro litri, and at the same time learn the pffr ? Urft OPKN AIR VOR CHILDREN. InslHnlMsas Where Children are Trent? ?mI and Taught Made PoSllMc by Red Cross Seals. s.in, teacher, how tick'i a feiler sot to ho ter get in this 'ore open air ?Ohool " This was a ireetlng t<> one of the teaeliers at tho Elizabeth Mr Comtek Open Air Sehool in Chicago the other day by a puny little fellow who had been envy im. the sick kiddies UM good time they were having at studying, working, sleeping and play? ing all in the open air. Open kit eehOOll to the number of nearly 500 are now maintained all over the United States. Some of them this winter in the northern States will [ hold sessions when the thermometer i I down to zero or below. Others will enjoy the balmy winds of Southern California, Louisiana or Alabama. The <'!>? n air school idea is conlined main? ly to these children who have tuber? culosis or who are run down, anaemic and likely to contract the disease. In the open air school movement Red Cross Seals have played and are still playing an important part. The seal money, through the Anti-Tuber? culosis societies, has been the means for experimenting and convincing the hard-headed school boards of tha wisdom of the plan and also for pro? viding food, clothing and special nursing care which the public funds could not furnish. Red Cross Seals are among the children's truest friends. OFFICERS LOCATE STILL. North, Orangeburg County, Scene of Alleged ? q* mi ions?Operator Ar? rested. Orangeburg Evening News. The first still that has been captur? ed oy officers of the law in this coun? ty in unit? a number of years was located and taken in charge Friday by Rural Policemen Hall and Ballard. Northe :i Hump, coloerd, was placed und'r arrest charged with distilling illicit liquor and is now in jaif to await trial on that charge. According to the statement of the Rural Police? men, Humph has been operating this still ever since the dispensary was voted out the first time, and he will admit his guilt. . The officers left the city early Fri? day morning for the purpose of lo? cating this still. They had been In formcd previously that Rumph had te^n o| ?ratlng i:; the noli hborhOQd of Kerth, and thai in all probability his outlt could ba taken on the day or. which th y went. Rumph was found at his home and j after going over the place the dllstill ing outfit was found in his smoke? house. It was in part a copper still of about ten gallons capacity. It was not In operation when found, but some ot Its product was found on the perm ises. Rumph. the still and the liquor dis? tilled, were all brought to the city. Rumph is now in jail, and the liquor and the still are in custody. This mornin?? some of the Jiquor, which had been distilled from the skim? mings during the boiling of sugar cane syrup, was poured into a cup. A match was applied and the liquid burned with clear blue flame, show? ing the high percentage of alcohol it contained, DIL W. N. M'PIIERSON DEAD. Was Well Known and Highly Esteem? ed In Florence County. Florence, Dec. 15.?Dr. W. N. Mc Pherson, ono of the oldest and most highly esteemed residents of the coun? ty, died at his home near Claussen Sunday morning. He was a physician before the war and served the Con federacy as surgeon, but gave up 1 in tiee after the war and devoted hlmatlf to Ids farm. His latter years At i.? deVOtOd to nursing the sick in his Vicinity, Two years ago his wife, who was Miss Gregg of this county, dU I Their living children are: : srs. John lb and \V. T. IfcPherSOn, of this county, Misses LOU, Minnie and LtSSte McPhenon, and Mrs. Emma McPhereon of this county, and Mrs. Thomas Cooper, of MayeSVille, Dr. McPheraon was interred today in the M< Pherson family burylni ground near Mars Bluff. IS AT HEAD OF Y. M. C. A. Ha\cncl Succeeds Simpson ni Presi? dent at spartanbnrg. Bpartanburg, Dec. IS.?H. B. H?ve? rn i w as elected president of the Spar tanburg Y. m. C, a. at a meeting *,f the directors of the association, suc? ceeding W, Simpson, resigned. Mr. Simpson resigned the office following his decision to move to Atlanta. Proti \ \n Pottery, The Bnsnter Dry Goods Co. have just put on display a pr< tty line of art pottery in the new "Roman Ivory'' ware. The rose bowls, fern dishes, umbrells stands. Jardiniere, hanging baskets, e tc., nrs nil Ideal gifts, as well as a pretty ornament in your own Imme. Advt. BANKS DISBURSE $52,000 TO 1CEMBERH or SAVINGS Fl ND DEPARTMENTS. City National Hank Issues $12,000; People's Dank $8,000; Commercial X Saving* Dank $9,800 and Nation? al Rank of Bunter $33,715, Which Will ho Spent in Christmas Shon< ptni, Partly. Prom Tlie Daily Item, Dec. 15. Something over $52,000 has been and will be issued in checks to the members of the various Christmas sav? ings fund departments by the hank of Sumter within the past twenty four hours and Within the next twenty-four. Most of this money will he spent in the Christmas shopping and will go to help out the mer? chants in their Christmas trade. The Christmas savings funds, young men's savings funds and savings funds, by whatever name they go un? der are year by year becoming more and more popular, as each year the money is issued about Christmas time and comes in well to spend at the Christmas season, to pay insur? ance which comes due about the first of the year, or to pay interest on bor? rowed money and other obligations contracted during the year. In fact there are a multitude of ways in which the club member can spend the money when he receives the check, and the beauty of the whole scheme is that by making the weekly pay? ments for his shares he does not feel the expenditure at the time and the whole comes back with interest in a lump sum, which comes in mighty handy. It is no wonder that the sys? tem is increasing in popularity each year. The City National Bank sent out checks to the shareholders in its Young Men's Saving Fund last night am. those receiving them were made happy by the receipt of the neat lit? tle slips of paper. There was some? thing over $12,000 issued and the pros? pects, are bright for a good increase in tliq. number of shareholders and Shades, Which they will carry for an? other year. This bank is the origi-, nator pf the savings fund department. Xlon?; in 189 2 Dr. C. C. Drown start? ed off the plan with the World's Fair Club, the members saving to go to the World's. Fair at Chicago. The system was next organized and carried on as th' It' tenberg Bmplo? v. Savings ? I und a: -l v is oper&teo as such '' ? I %* vi nal years, t pon. tins concern got-fL Ing ?uit of business the plan was Beti i In operation ugain by the City Nation* I al Dank upon its organization in 1902 dnd known ?u the Young Men's Saving Fund. Since then it has gradually grown and prospered and now similar plans of saving have been taken up by other institutions and the system is a very popular one. A few years ago the bank changed its plan of opera? tion so as to pay out the money a week before Christmas so that the money could go to help the Christmas ?hoppers, who are always in need of ready money at the Christmas season. The shares are one dollar each, pay? able weekly. The Commercial and Savings Dank issued $9,500 in checks last night and the shareholders were drawing their money or depositing their checks to? day, icre were 140 shareholders With X9C shares carred last year, a big increase over the previous year and at present the outlook is for a fifty per cent. Increase over this year s business for next year in this depart? ment, which is known as the Com merical Savings Fund. The shares are for fifty dollars and ar?? paid for by a payment of one dollar each Week for fifty weeks. The bank is much gratified at the increase of interest shown and the good which the de? partment is doing. The People's Dank is getting iheir checks in readiness to mail out to the shareholders in the People's Bavlngl Fund and will mail them out tonight and tomorrow to the one hun? dred and thirty shareholders who will benefit by their savings during the year, The bank will send out checks totalling Up between $8,000 and $9, 000, an approximate increase of 25 per cent, over last year. This year there were 130 shareholders and 175 shares were subscribed. Next year in? dications are that there will be a big Increase both In the number of shareholders and number of shares subscribed. A feature of the plan, as operated l?y this bank, is that inter? est Is paid from the date of deposit. The share s are one dollar each, run? ning for fd I V weeks. The National Dank of Sumter is the originator of the Christmas feature of the savings funds, Its club being Known as the Christmas Savings Club, and being primarily for the members io save money to spend al Christmas time. In the three years the plan has been operating at the hank the number of club members has each year been doubled over the year pre? viously. This year the hank will have nady for payment to its club members on Friday morning $22, 71b.218, There are 2,052 club mem Ibers to vr.i lasl >ear, when $17,300 was paid out. A unique feature of the Christmas Bavlngs Club Is that a member can pay In any amount ho chooses, from one a nt on up each week, and there is no line attached for non-payment, and in case a mem? ber stops paying during the year he gets back the money he put In, but Without interest. The club opens on December 20th, 19i[>, for another year, and prospects are that the former in? crease will be continued. ~" 2 BpexaV Christmas Hosiery. i Julius Kayscr's pure silk hosiery put up in pretty Christmas boxes make a most appropriate gift. $1.00 per box and up, in all of the evening shades; also black and white. Shown only by the Sumter Dry Goods Co.? Advt. Invitations have been issued by Mrs*. Anna Sinkler Briggs to the marriage of her daughter, Xorvelle, to Mr. Emanuel Wilson Rickenbaker, on Wednesday evening, December 29th, 1915, at 7.30 o'clock at St. Matthias Church, Summerton, S. C. Bargains in Men's Slippers. Nothing nicer for the old gentle? man or the younger sent than a pair of nice slippers. The Sumter Dry Goods Co. are cutting the prices on this special line for holiday selling.? Advt. - The ginners' report for South Caro? lina shows 27,905 bales ginned in Sumter county up to December 1st, against 4 5,14 2 in 1914. Spartanburg county leads with 59,34 7 with O range burg, Anderson, Marlboro following in close order. Wonderful Dolls! The Schoenhut unbreakable dolls at the Sumter Dry Goods Co., are won? derfully life-like, and tSeir durable construction makes them the most sensible doll to buy. Only at the Sumter Dry Goods Co.?Advt. WANTED?To sell budded pecan trees, 4 to 6 feet tall. Choice va? rieties. A. B. Stuckey. I Ge IH. Hurst, I Undertaker mi Embalmer. Prompt Attention to bay ?? NlfihtCsUt. I Phone* BECOME A MAN AMONG MEN? or a woman among women by starting an account at our Sav? ings Department and depcit weekly. H When you can truthfully say "I am saving a little each week" your success is assured. (I 4 per cent interest allowed. The National Bank of Sumter, ESTABLISHED 1889 "SAFEST FOR YOUR SAVINGS" PHUTOuKAl-ll^ PHOTOGRAPHS PHOTOGRAPHS PHOTOGRAPHS PHOTOGRAPHS PHOTOGRAPHS PHOTOGRAPHS PHOTOGRAPHS PHOTOGRAPHS PHOTOGRAPHS PHOTOORAPHJ ph< >to< ; uapiisI PH< >t< ? iRAPE 12 Photographs for Christmas will appropriately show your appre? ciation of twelve friendt). You will show yonr appreciation of good photo? graphy by having these photograph** taken at WINBURN'S STUDIO, f>vrjl ~- i ??? Rrntbcrs. t-.? 1-2 ???? WTH M 11$ 6TTR1 I P^OT^APlSr IPHOTOCRAPHS PHOTOGRAPHS PHOTOGRAPHS PHOTOGRAPHS PHOTOGRAPHS PHOTOGRAPHS IPHOTOGRAPHS ?PHOTOGRAPHS PHOTOGRAPHS WOTOORAPF? PHG rC ?GRAPH?! H ? FOGBAPfli I t ST1QNS FOR MEN AND BOYS Mens Suits and Overcoats $10 to $25 Boys' Suits and Overcoats $3.50 to $10 Mackinaw Coats, Sweaters, Suit Cases and Hand Bags, Handkerchiefs, Bath Robes, Neckwear, Socks, Shirts Fancy Sets, Including Silk Socks, Handkerchiefs and Ties" Isaac flamburgcrk& Sons MANY OTHER USEFUL GIFTS The Sumter Clothing Co.